diff --git a/examples/app/app.nim b/examples/app/app.nim
index 879bad6..aeca967 100644
--- a/examples/app/app.nim
+++ b/examples/app/app.nim
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ proc handlePunchdMessages(conn: PunchdConnection) {.async.} =
     of "error":
       let outMsg = conn.outMessages[args[1]]
       conn.outMessages.del(args[1])
-      outMsg.future.fail(newException(ServerError, args[2]))
+      outMsg.future.fail(newException(PunchdError, args[2]))
     of "progress":
       let outMsg = conn.outMessages[args[1]]
       asyncCheck outMsg.progressCb(outMsg.future, args[2])